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Peer reviewedHill, Richard; And Others – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1977
This review of a previous article (TM 503 836), concludes that: (1) the evaluation methodology was straightforward; (2) simpler data analysis would have yielded the same conclusions; and (3) exclusion of many experimental schools from data analysis and use of post hoc matching and covariance produced misleading results. (CP)
Descriptors: Bias, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Primary Education
Peer reviewedIsaac, Stephen – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1977
An independent statewide study of 4,735 elementary schools, conducted after three years of the Early Childhood Education Program (ECE) in California, indicates that ECE schools have lower reading scores in grades 2 and 3 when compared to non-ECE schools. Five potential causes for this discrepancy are discussed. (CP)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Performance Factors, Primary Education
Peer reviewedAcland, Henry – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1977
Schools in California's Early Childhood Education Program (ECE) have lower reading achievement than non-ECE schools; furthermore, schools which are both ECE and Title I score below all others. Three alternative policies are discussed: (1) continued expansion; (2) gradual termination; and (3) stable funding, explaining score discrepancies, and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Policy, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness
